The facility should be environment friendly and energy efficient. Where possible, energy-efficient bulbs/ equipment should be encouraged by converging resources from other ministries and local bodies (RLB/ULB). Kayakalp guidelines may be referred to for ecofriendly facilities.
While constructing the facility building, the effect of sun, rain, wind, soil and other climatic factors which could have an adverse effect on the building and people using it, needs to be considered, e.g., dampness and seepage can lead to spoilage of medicines in the drug store.